Malignization of Oral Leukoplakia and the Need for Early Excisional Biopsy
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Excisional biopsy with margin control for oral cancers.
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2092-5859
DOI: 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2018.00458